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Stop the Plunder of Africa
By Kofi Annan* With Africa’s economies riding the crest of the global commodities wave, there is an unprecedented opportunity to convert the region’s vast resource wealth into investments that could lift millions out of poverty, create jobs, and bring hope to future generations. Seizing that opportunity will require strengthened governance backed by international cooperation to stem the hemorrhage of revenues associated with tax evasion, secret deals and illicit financial transfers. Natural resource exports have propelled Africa into the … Read entire article »
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Wole Soyinka on Chinua Achebe:
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An Obama Visit to Africa Is Long Overdue
By STEPHEN HAYES* Soon the President of the United States will visit Africa. His visit has been announced … Read more »
Lagos could soon be Africa’s 13th biggest economy – equivalent to that of Ghana
By JACO MARITZ* Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, could soon have a US$45 billion economy – equivalent to that … Read more »
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Mali
On May 15, 2013, at the Mali Donors’ Conference in Brussels, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau … Read more »
50TH Anniversary of AU: African Ambassadors to US Tout Bright Future
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Recolonizing Africa Through International Criminal Justice
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The Limits of Jonathan As Nigeria’s Good luck.
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The Regency of Ajongako II A Historical Play by Nkong Kima
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National Self Determination through Private Enterprise:
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Living in Denial: Sweden and the slave trade
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Wole Soyinka on Chinua Achebe:
-Achebe A Celebrated Storyteller, But No Father Of African Literature, Says Soyinka -Also: Why He Wished Achebe Had Not Written His Last Book; What He Told Ojukwu Before The War; Genocide, And Other Issues .Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has described Africa’s most well known novelist, Chinua Achebe, as a storyteller who earned global celebration, adding, however, that those describing Achebe as “the … Read entire article »
An Obama Visit to Africa Is Long Overdue
By STEPHEN HAYES* Soon the President of the United States will visit Africa. His visit has been announced in newspapers in Senegal and South Africa, but there is no official announcement yet forthcoming from the White House. That announcement is expected any moment, as there are few such secrets in Washington, and news of the trip has already become the talk … Read entire article »
Lagos could soon be Africa’s 13th biggest economy – equivalent to that of Ghana
By JACO MARITZ* Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, could soon have a US$45 billion economy – equivalent to that of Ghana, according to a recent report produced by Renaissance Capital economist Yvonne Mhango. Mhango says that the size of Lagos State’s economy is currently about US$32 billion, or 12% of Nigeria’s total GDP. However, in 2014 Nigeria is expected to change the base year for … Read entire article »
President Kagame’s efforts to empower Rwandans abroad should be applauded
By Ernest Rwamucyo* Tomorrow May 18, President Paul Kagame will meet and interact with the Rwandan community in the United Kingdom. The significance of these interactions and the President’s efforts to reach out to the Rwandan diaspora is often underestimated. This endeavor must be seen in the President’s broader vision of building a stronger, more cohesive and reconciled Rwanda where every Rwandan … Read entire article »
AU struggles to achieve lofty dreams, 50 years on
By BOLA OLAJUNWON* It’s been 50 long years since some great African leaders laid the foundation for a strong, united and economically strong Africa Union. But all through the years, there have been problems, some of them self-inflicted, on how to move along. The first generation of African leaders, who mooted the idea are no more. But faced with economic and … Read entire article »
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Mali
On May 15, 2013, at the Mali Donors’ Conference in Brussels, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Nancy Lindborg and Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Don Yamamoto reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Mali as the country returns to democracy, peace, and stability. Assistant Administrator Lindborg also announced that the … Read entire article »
50TH Anniversary of AU: African Ambassadors to US Tout Bright Future
It was a show of confidence and optimism on May 13th when Ambassadors and Diplomatic representations from over a dozen countries launched festivities to mark the 50th anniversary celebrations of the African Union at the Congolese Embassy in Washington DC. In his introductory remarks, Congolese Ambassador Serge Mombouli mandated by African Ambassadors to serve as co-Chair of the anniversary celebrations cited … Read entire article »
Chad troops return from Mali
N’Djamena – Some 700 Chadian soldiers returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Monday after a bloody campaign fighting Islamic insurgents in northern Mali. They held a procession through the capital N’Djamena cheered on by several thousand people after a deployment that cost the Chadian army 38 lives and dozens of wounded. Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno declared the day a paid … Read entire article »
Africa’s New Global Opportunities: The Case of Kenya
By James N. Kariuki* Last week Kenya’s newly-elected President, Uhuru Kenyatta, travelled to London at the invitation of the British Government. Officially, the purpose of the trip was to participate at a Somalia Summit, a subject of vital importance to both Kenya and Britain. In all likelihood, Uhuru was skeptical about the trip. He was surely mindful that when his father visited the … Read entire article »
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